Railroad-rail support



(No Model.)

.A. J. MOXHAM. RAILROAD RAIL SUPPORT.

N0. 505.989. Patented Oct. 3,1893.

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ARTHUR J. MOXHAM, OF .It'lHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAILROADJRAIL' SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters Patent No. 505,989, dated October 3, 1893.

Application filed June 18, 1892. Serial No. 437,225. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ARTHUR'J. MOXHAM, residing at Johnstown, Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improved Railroad- Rail and Support, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of a new and improved railroad rail and support.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical cross section of a rail and support constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is an end View of the rail showing its form before it is fastened to the support. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross section of a modified form of the rail and support, and Fig. 4 is an end view of the modified form of rail shown in Fig. 3 before it is secured to the support.

In illustrating this rail, I have used what is known as a side bearing girder rail; but Ido not intend to limit myself to any particular form of the head of the rail but the rail shown is used as a type for illustrating my invention. The support of the rail is formed of a base and an upward projection or Web. At the top of this upward projection or web is a lateral projection or bead.

- The rail proper is formed with a head and web and a pocket at its base with flanges projecting from said pocket, so that said pocket and flanges may be pressed upon the support to surround the bead or projection and rest against the web of the support, that is, the flanges of the rail are formed so as to-be adapted to conform with the upward projection of the support and its bead or projection.

1 indicates a railroad rail formed by rolling or otherwise with a web 2, having at its bottom a pocket as 8 and depending flanges 3, shown as inclined outward.

4 indicates a support for the rail formed, by rolling or otherwise, with a web 5, having at its top a head or projection 6 in the shape of a bead, and with base flanges 7.

The pocket 8 is of such shape as to conform to the shape of the head or projection 6 when the flanges 3 are compressed against the web 5 of support 4.

The 'rail and its support are united by resting the rail 1 on its support 4, and then bending inward and compressing or forcing against the Web of the support 4 the flanges 3 byany suitable mechanical means, so that the pocket will clamp the head 6 of the base or support 4, as shown. This bending and clamping of the flanges 3 of the rail against the web of the support 4 with the pocket surrounding the head 6 will firmly unite the rail and its support together. The rail and support are then fastened together by suitable means, as for example by bolts 9 with riveted heads.

In Figs. 3 and 4, are shown a rail and support similarly constructed to those already described, except that the head 10 of the base is of a square shape instead of being a bead, the pocket of the rail being of asquare shape as shown at 11 to conform to the head 10 of the support. It is evident that, if desired, the projection or bead may be upon the web of the rail and the pocket and flanges upon the web of the support without departing from my invention, in which case the flanges of the support are compressed, as hereinbefore described and secured to the web of the rail.

I claim 1. An improved railroad rail and support, consisting of a rail and support bolted together, one of said members having a web provided with a bead or enlargement, and the other member having a single web provided with flanges which surround said bead or enlargement and rest parallel with the web having the bead.

2. An improved railroad rail and support secured together by means of a single web with a bead or projection on one member, a single web terminating in flanges on the other member, which inclose the said bead or projection and rest parallel with said web, and bolts passing through said flanges and inclosed web.

3. An improved railroad rail and support, consisting of a rail and support bolted together, one of said members having a single web provided with a head or enlargement and the other member having a single web provided with a pocket and flanges projecting from the pocket the said pocket inclosing the head or enlargement and the flanges resting parallel with said web.

4. An improved railroad rail and support which consists of a support provided with a single web and a rail having a single web and flanges at the bottom of said web clamped and bolted to the web of the support.

5. An improved railroad rail and support which, consists of a rail support having a single web with an enlargement at its top, anda rail having a web and bottom flanges clamped and bolted to the web of the support.

6. A railroad rail formed with a pocket at its base and flanges depending downward from said pocket.

7. An improved railroad rail and support, which consists of a support provided with a web and a bead or projection on said Web, and a rail provided with a head and web and flanges, which surround said head or projecaoaose ARTHUR J. MOXI-IAM.

Witnesses:

PATRICK M. BOYD, HARRY W. SMITH. 

